ENT has long been a staple specialty for ASCs. For surgery centers to continue finding success and growth with ENT, it is important to remain informed about the issues that could contribute to or limit success. Here are five trends,…
Uncategorized
Here are nine best practices to help you increase ENT case volume, attract new physicians and make your ASC the most desirable setting for your ENT patients and physicians. 1. Community outreach. ENT stands out from most ASC specialties because…
1. A Florida ASC (name withheld). The No. 1 lesson of ASC turnarounds is to have patience and persistence. “We’ve experienced a few turnarounds where we closed the transaction and made our first profit distribution in month three,” says Chris…
It’s no secret that times are tough for GI, between the Medicare reimbursement cuts and the seemingly never-ending payment squeeze applied by third-party payors. But the specialty as a whole remains profitable; in fact, you can do more than simply…
Here are nine thoughts on benchmarking, healthcare IT and the changing nature of ASCs. 1. Surgery centers continue to have growth, albeit slower growth than over the last five to 10 years. The surgery center market remains somewhat recession resistant…
Advertisement
Peggy Alteri, RN BSN, MPS, CASC. Peggy Alteri is the administrator and CEO of Holdings, the owner/operator of two freestanding surgery centers in Syracuse, N.Y. She is also president of her own consulting firm, MMAE, which specializes in ambulatory surgery…
Despite not being covered by most insurers, virtual colonoscopy is gaining favor among patients because of its non-invasive nature, as well as among providers, as new research has indicated it is about as accurate as a standard colonoscopy, reports the…
Carolyn Skaff is the administrator for North Suburban Surgery Center in Thornton, Colo. Ms. Skaff has more than 30 years of healthcare senior leadership, operations, business development, ambulatory strategies, construction project management and service line management. She has experience working…
Here are five real estate-related companies to know that serve the surgery center and hospital industries.
According to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker, here are the specialties responsible for the top 12 net revenues per case in ASCs performing more than 6,000 cases annually. (Gross charges for these specialties are listed in parentheses.)